View from the N side of the Col du Galibier road in NE direction. The pronounced soil erosion visible in parts of the photograph might be related to overgrazing by sheep. The rugged landform on the left side indicates the extremely pronounced karstification of an exposed gypsum layer.

Keywords

alpine vegetation, cloudscape, high-mountain ecosystems, karst processes, mountainscape, road traffic, sedimentary rocks, soil erosion, surficial karst, traffic, Zonobiome VI

Created

Tuesday 31 August 2021 by Martin Mergili in Europe / France (2662 visits)